Friday, April 24, 2015

Carnival of Souls (1962)

Eerie, Artful and Dramatic


This is one eerie movie. Very artfully filmed and dramatically acted out. This is a low budget film with a high quality standard - proof that you do not need millions to create an effective horror-thriller. All that is needed is a good story/script, decent actors, good location, great cinematography and a strong director.

Mary Henry is in an accident with her friends - she survived drowning but her friends died. She takes a job as a church organist in another town where there is an old pavilion which used to house a carnival - long gone now but the run-down pavilion remains. Mary finds herself haunted by a soul from the carnival. There is a surprise ending to this film for first time viewers.

I found Gothic overtones (or undertones) to this film... maybe the lost souls - the old carnival giving that feeling.

If you like movies surrounding ghosts/souls, zombies, carnivals, strange films, and older horror-thrillers then you might enjoy this particular film.

9/10

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